Professional Staff
Carol Porter
Director
cporter@princeton.edu
Carol Porter has been director of the McGraw Center since August, 2009. Prior to this, she served Princeton in a variety of roles including an associate dean of the college, the director of studies in Rockefeller College, and as an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Psychology. She also served in the office of undergraduate education at Stanford University for several years. She earned her Ph.D in psychology at the University of British Columbia, Canada.
Jeffrey Himpele
Senior Associate Director
jhimpele@Princeton.edu
Jeff directs the Center's Graduate Teaching Transcript Program and leads pedagogy workshops and individual teaching consultations for graduate students and faculty. He also directs Princeton's program of online courses offered on Coursera. He has a Ph.D in Anthropology from Princeton and was a professor in Anthropology and the Graduate Program in Culture and Media at NYU, where he received the "Golden Dozen Teaching Award." He has written articles based on years of research in Bolivia and is author of the book Circuits of Culture: Media, Politics, and Indigenous Identity in the Andes. Jeff has created innovative techniques for incorporating digital video editing into teaching in the liberal arts and is an award-winning documentary filmmaker; he is currently making a musical documentary on the adventures of the steel guitar. He also teaches for the Anthropology Dept. and has most recently taught courses on the Anthropology of Media and the Anthropology of Sound.
Dominic J. Voge
Associate Director
nvoge@princeton.edu
My background is in the field of literacy studies, university reading and learning with text, in particular. I investigate and analyze the unique educational expectations of elite research universities such as Princeton. Recognizing the variety and complexity of learning demands students encounter when studying in different disciplines and courses, much of my work focuses on assisting students as they adjust and adapt to unfamiliar learning situations. When working with students I emphasize the development of individualized strategic approaches to efficient learning which account for each student’s strengths and the specific tasks they face. I also frequently work with students on issues of motivation and engagement and helping students understand and overcome challenges such as procrastination by using motivation theory and various techniques, including but not limited to, time management methods. These ideas and tools can be applied to instruction as well; I am currently co-authoring a book (Cambridge University Press) aimed at helping University Professors promote student engagement in their courses.
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Sandra Moskovitz
Manager
smoskovi@princeton.edu
Sandra Moskovitz joined the McGraw Center staff from the McCarter Theatre, where she worked for 16 years, 9 of those as Outreach Director. A native of Pennsylvania and a graduate of Muhlenberg College, Sandra lives in Princeton with her husband and son, Andrew.
Ellen Rosensweig
Assistant to the Director
ellenr@princeton.edu
Ellen Rosensweig has been at Princeton University since 1992, first in the President's Office, then the Provost's Office, and now in the McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning. In addition to her administrative responsibilities, she has served on the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, the United Way Steering Committee (Kick-off Events Chairperson), and as a mediator for the Ombuds Office.
Margaret "Margo" Orlando
Administrator, Mid-Career Fellowship Program
orlando@princeton.edu
Margaret “Margo” Orlando joins the McGraw Center as administrator of the Mid-Career Fellowship Program. Prior to joining the MCFP, Margaret has worked as a Project Manager for the Woodrow Wilson School’s Survey Research Center on the Mellon Foundation sponsored Graduate Education Initiative Study and MacArthur Foundation Mt. Laurel Study. A native New Yorker and freelance Producer with her husband for Nexus Media, Margo resides in Princeton with her husband, Robert and son, Dante.